Publications (5)3.85 Total impact
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Book: An international comparative study of work-family stress and occupational strain
01/2005; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers., ISBN: 0-8058-4881-9 0-8058-4882-7 -
Article: Locus of control and well-being at work: How generalizable are Western findings?
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ABSTRACT: Managers (n=5,185) from 24 geopolitical entities provided data on work locus of control, job satisfaction, psychological strain, physical strain, and individualism/collectivism. The hypothesis that the salutary effects of perceived control on well-being are universal was supported because relations of work locus of control with well-being at work were similar in almost all the sampled areas. Furthermore, the individualism/collectivism level of each sample did not moderate the magnitude of correlations of work locus of control with measures of well-being. Findings indicate that control beliefs contribute to well-being universally, but we suggest that how control is manifested can still differ. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)Academy of Management Journal. 01/2002; 45(2):453-466. -
Article: Do national levels of individualism and internal locus of control relate to well‐being: an ecological level international study
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ABSTRACT: Data were collected from managers in 24 nations/territories on work locus of control (LOC), individualism–collectivism (I–C), and well-being (job satisfaction, absence of psychological strain, and absence of physical strain). There were significant mean differences across samples on all five of these measures, and consistent with our hypothesis, at the ecological or sample mean level well-being was associated with an internal locus of control. However, contrary to our hypothesis, well-being was not associated with I–C, despite a strong correlation between I–C and LOC. Findings at the ecological level were consistent with the literature concerning the salutary effects of control on well-being. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Journal of Organizational Behavior 11/2001; 22(8):815 - 832. · 3.85 Impact Factor -
Article: Do national levels of individualism and internal locus of control relate to well-being: An ecological level international study
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ABSTRACT: Data were collected from managers in 24 nations/territories on work locus of control (LOC), individualism-collectivism (I-C), and well-being (job satisfaction, absence of psychological strain, and absence of physical strain). There were significant mean differences across samples on all 5 of these measures, and consistent with our hypothesis, at the ecological or sample mean level well-being was associated with an internal locus of control. However, contrary to our hypothesis, well-being was not associated with I-C, despite a strong correlation between I-C and LOC. Findings at the ecological level were consistent with the literature concerning the salutary effects of control on well-being. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved)Journal of Organizational Behavior. 01/2001; 22(8):815-832. -
Article: An international study of the psychometric properties of the Hofstede values survey module 1994: A comparison of individual and country/province level results
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ABSTRACT: Hofstede's Values Survey Module has been the basis for much cross‐cultural and cross‐national research in the workplace, but little information about its psychometric properties has been available. This study provides internal consistency (coefficient alpha) statistics from samples representing 23 nations/provinces. Across both English and translated versions, internal consistencies tended to be poor, and in the majority of cases failed to achieve even a liberal criterion of 0.60. Even when data were aggregated by sample coefficient alphas were poor for all but long‐term orientation. At the participant level, long‐term orientation and individualism had marginal internal consistencies, whereas power distance, masculinity, and uncertainty avoidance subscales had inadequate internal consistencies. A replication of Hofstede's ecological factor analysis failed to support the five subscales. It is suggested that the construct validity of these scales is suspect, and that they should be used with caution.
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2001
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Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
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